Mark Cupta
Managing Partner at Prelude Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Managing Director
2013 - Current
Climate change is the biggest challenge of our lifetime. The need for ground-breaking ideas is greater now than it has ever been. Today’s climate innovators will reshape our global economy, transforming billion-dollar industries to build a better future with superior products and enhanced profitability. We seek out entrepreneurs, founders, and co-investors building the next generation of category-defining businesses who share our deep commitment to climate and vision for a better future.
We invest in climate.
Board Member
2023
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2023
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2023
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2022
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2022
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2022
Board Member
2020
Mori is a developer of a protective silk coating product that extends the shelf life of perishable foods.
Raised $82,265,000.00 from Closed Loop Partners, Salmira Investment Fund, Acre Venture Partners, The Drawdown Fund, Knollwood Investment Advisory, Prelude Ventures, The Engine, Blindspot Ventures, Thia Ventures and Refactor.
Board Member
2019
Arable develops a software for agriculture that helps digitize and optimize decisions from seed breeding to food production.
Raised $72,835,943.00 from Qualcomm Ventures, Galvanize Climate Solutions, iSelect, Middleland Capital, Alumni Ventures, Prelude Ventures, Tridon, Ajax Strategies, M2O and S2G Ventures.
Board Member
2018
Boston Metal develops Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE), an electric-powered tech to decarbonize steelmaking and transform metal production.
Raised $352,746,978.00 from Marunouchi Innovation Partners, Baillie Gifford, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BHP Ventures, Aramco Ventures, M&G Investments, Goehring & Rozencwajg Associates, Prelude Ventures and International Finance Corporation.